Why didn't Debbie Reynolds do the singing and talking for the Lena Lamont character?
2007-02-18 05:21:40 · 3 answers · asked by PLJ 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
The point was that Lena Lamont had a terrible, whiny speaking voice so why would they use Debbie Reyolds voice? Lots of silent screen stars found themselve out of work when "talkies" came in. That's the point of the movie.
2007-02-18 05:31:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
While the film makes a central point of the idea that Kathy's voice is dubbed over Lina Lamont's, what is not told is that, ironically, in some of these songs - notably "Would You" and "You Are My Lucky Star" - Debbie Reynolds, the actress who plays Kathy, is actually dubbed by Betty Noyes. However, Reynolds' own singing voice can be heard on the outtake footage of "Lucky Star" as performed next to the giant billboard of Gene Kelly.
2007-02-18 08:17:52 · answer #2 · answered by Swede 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
watch the movie she has a voice that sounds like fingernails on a blackboard
2007-02-22 01:23:30 · answer #3 · answered by wildirishrose19522000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋